Chiefs Impressive Against Jags by MP!!!

Another impressive home win for the Chiefs Sunday at Arrowhead against the Jacksonville Jags!

Arrowhead was at a fever pitch for a 42-20 dismantling of the Jags. The win showcased huge plays on offense and defense for the now 4-2 Chiefs, who next lineup against the Buffalo Bills on Halloween in the friendly confines.

The Jags had to trot out a 3rd stringer at QB, fresh off a tractor, in Todd Bouman. I know what you are thinking, not that impressive of a victory. Objectively, Bouman played well. He went for 222 and 2 TD's to go with 2 INT's. Not until the 3rd Quarter did he go south and the game was still very much up for grabs. Late in the 3rd with Bouman deep in his own end he overlooked Derrick Johnson who snatched a bad ball out of the air and ran it in from 15 yards. That made it 28-20 Chiefs, and they would go on to stretch it out from there. Bouman had another pick late when rook Eric Berry ran it back to the Jags 11.

The Chiefs continue to impress with their game planning and play calling. The Jags were off balance all day trying to figure out the Chiefs. Charlie Weis called a great game mixing in a lot of Dexter McCluster early along with Jamaal Charles on the edge with Thomas Jones, who went for 125 on 20 carries, between the tackles. Jones was awesome with 125 on 20 carries including a 70 yard scamper in the first half. Kansas City racked up 236 on the ground today and yes the Chiefs are still the top ground attack in the NFL! Weis called our man Dwyane "hands of stone" Bowe's number on the first drive of the 2nd half and he broke free for a 53 yard TD. Bowe capped his day with a nice, fully extended grab in the zone for a 6 yard TD in the 4th quarter.

The defense was led again by Derrick Johnson who has to be playing as well as anyone in the NFL on that side of the ball. Tamba Hali got after it all day as usual and Glenn Dorsey and Shaun Smith were tough up front. Brandon Carr played well with Brandon Flowers and Berry had some nice plays too. Just like last week, the Chiefs were victim to 2 horrific P.I. calls. One on Carr and on one Berry. Why is that so hard to call and why if there is any contact do the officials to immediately target the defensive player?

Watching the game I found myself thinking again of where we have been and where we are going. How far have we come in a very short period of time? Amazing! I also thought a lot about how much our drafts are finally paying off. Check this: 2005 was DJ,'06 was Tamba,'07 Bowe,'08 was Flowers and Carr, Dorsey and Charles and Branden Albert. Then this year with McCluster, Arenas and Berry. A couple more nice drafts, a couple savvy pick-ups and I think we have a chance at the promised land!!

The glaring stuff I see is the need for Matt Cassel to improve at QB. We could use some players on the O-Line and the biggest thing I see that would help would be a speedy, sure handed wide receiver!

All that said, in a very short time I am forgetting how bad it has been. This Chiefs team shows glimpses of the Vermeil offenses mixed with the Special Teams and D that Marty had. Balance people! I know our schedule is weak. I also know this year may not be much more than 9-7 or 8-8...but the future baby! The future is bright!

Around the horn: Congrats to the Texas Rangers beating the hated Yankees! I will be rooting for them in the Series. I like Josh Hamilton a lot, and 4 dingers and .350 is nice, but my MVP.....Cliff Lee baby! He is a gamer and clutch guys like him do not come around very often!! Congrats to the MU Tigers!! I called them beating the overrated Sooners!! Next: the overrated Huskers....and I am a KU fan! How bad is it that Nebraska loses to Texas...and the Horns lose the next week to Iowa State? Uhhh TROUBLE!! Should be a great finish this year in college football. Almost NBA time....who do ya have? Great stuff...thanks everyone for checking us out!!!